ABSTRACT
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is a condition arising from any type of brain damage occurring after birth, leading to physical disability, psychological impairment, and loss of social connections. However, people living with ABI also have a capacity for positive behavior change, a process and an outcome described as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Thirty to 50% of ABI survivors report adaptive and positive adjustment following their injury, and such experiences may arise as early as 6-months following injury. This chapter reviews recent research on PTG in ABI, highlights the relevance of PTG for brain injury survivors, and identifies and discusses factors that may underpin and facilitate the experience of PTG. The chapter further addresses interventions for facilitating PTG in ABI and integrates this work into the modern science of wellbeing and the holistic models of neurorehabilitation.
